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Austria boss Franco Foda 'very satisfied' after victory over North Macedonia

Austria boss Franco Foda was proud of his players after a 3-1 Euro 2020 win over North Macedonia.

Late goals from substitutes Michael Gregoritsch and Marko Arnautovic in Bucharest earned Austria their first ever victory at a European Championships.

Stefan Lainer had given them the lead, only for Goran Pandev to equalise for the minnows before the break.

"We deservedly won and congratulations to the lads, they wrote history today," said Foda after the Group C win.

"Overall I'm very satisfied, we started well and deservedly scored the opener. We could have scored a second, but then we didn't focus in one moment and conceded the equaliser.

"In the second half we talked about two or three things, to play faster and more on the wings. We were more agile and the substitutes showed their effect.

"The substitutes were important, which is why you have players on the bench. A team consists of 26 players. With Marko, in preparation he was injured, didn't train that much and that's why I decided to bring him on later.

"This last week he trained with us more, but I don't know if we want to start him or play him for 60 or 70 minutes (in the next game against Holland). The players see it in a different way, but Marko is a key player in our team."

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